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You can specify whatever you like for shipping and HANDLING. (Handling being the operative word)

In a simple example, a music CD can be put into a small padded envelope, or wrapped in foam and put into a large box. The cost of the packaging, and eventual size is decided by the seller. This affects the mailing/courier costs. And some sellers like to ensure the time they spend "handling" items is also paid for - their choice, I guess.

The high shipping prices scare me. For one thing, if for whatever reason, you have to get a refund, shipping is usually not refunded! Keep that in mind if you are not sure about the seller or if it seems too good to be true. Unfortunately, I speak from experience. I only got burned once and I do a huge amount of shopping online, but forewarned is better than going in blind.Not to mention that they are trying to get around the fees. I just feel that if they feel like it's ok to do that, maybe it's ok to be "less than honest". The fees aren't that bad and frankly worth it for ease and sheer volume of potential buyers.

Bingo. Seller #2 is trying to avoid paying fees to eBay. It's a $70 item; if they sell it for $70, they've got to pay, let's say $7 of that to eBay. If they sell it for a buck and charge you $70 for shipping, then they only have to pay eBay ten cents. This is a reportable offence, BTW, though it's not uncommon - seems to be used by a lot of Hong Kong-based eBay stores (in particular).

I *almost* bid on an item last week, in fact. Starting big was $0.99. The seller's info stated he was in the UK. Shipping was listed at $50 USPS First Class International (though it would actually cost under $10 for that method), and the listing stated the item would be shipped from Asia. British seller, American shipping, mailed from Asia... Pretty fishy. I asked if they had the correct shipping amount, and for clarification about their location and had a pretty terse reply. Upshot being, they were trying to get around the listing fees by charging the full price via S&H.

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